"Ten years of lifespan? Mr. Lu, do you know what you're saying?"
Orochimaru thought Lu Renjia was joking.
Leaving aside all the ninjutsu in the ninja world, at least in his knowledge, there is no ninjutsu that can trade lifespan.
If such a ninjutsu truly existed, then achieving immortality would not be a difficult thing.
Seeing that Orochimaru didn't believe him, Lu Renjia said jokingly, "As for whether it's true or not, why don't we make a deal and find out?"
"Anyway, all you're losing are some interstitial cells. If the trading lifespan is real, wouldn't you have made a profit?"
Indeed, it seems that Orochimaru didn't lose anything.
Moreover, intercolumnar cells are only in the early stages of research and development.
Such a number of interstitial cells were not very important to him.
Hashirama Senju's corpse is located within Konoha Village. It only needs to be processed at the cellular level, with "routine" treatment, to reach its current state.
Of course, the so-called "standard" processing only applies to Orochimaru.
"That sounds very good, Mr. Lu. Okay, I agree. But how will you trade your lifespan for mine?"
Compared to immortality, the position of Fourth Hokage held less appeal for him.
Having witnessed the deaths of so many people, including Senju Nawaki, I know that life is fragile.
Furthermore, they believed that the human body contains a power that can never be used in one's lifetime.
Therefore, Orochimaru wanted to achieve immortality in order to learn all ninjutsu and grasp the truth of the world.
Among them, Hashirama's cells were the reason why he colluded with Danzo in order to achieve immortality and Wood Release.
Upon hearing this, Lu Renjia clapped his hands lightly, and the transaction contract and the special pen suddenly appeared out of thin air in front of Orochimaru.
Orochimaru was not surprised by this. After all, there are so many types of ninjutsu in the ninja world, and a method that appears out of thin air is similar to a summoning jutsu.
He took the contract and examined it carefully.
Lu Renjia said, "As long as you sign your name on the contract and hand over the Hashirama cells to me, you will naturally have 10 years of lifespan."
Orochimaru was suspicious. Could this seemingly ordinary piece of paper really have such power?
However, it was just a Hashirama cell, which was not important to him.
The reason is simple: it has a large number of primary-stage intercolumnar cells.
To verify whether Lu Renjia was telling the truth, Orochimaru had to try it out.
Without hesitation, he wrote down the three characters "Orochimaru".
Lu Renjia took the contract and wrote his name on it as well.
Then, Orochimaru waved his hand and tossed over a vial of Hashirama cells.
The moment Lu Renjia obtained the Hashirama cells, the system's voice rang in his mind.
[Ding, transaction initiated, transaction completed! Congratulations, host, you have received 30 points.]
The system stripped him of 10 years of his lifespan, transformed into a ball of light, flew out of his body, and entered Orochimaru's body.
Orochimaru originally wanted to block the ball of light, but the ball of light was too fast, and he didn't have time to defend or dodge it.
However, after the ball of light entered his body, Orochimaru felt 10 years younger, and his body returned to its best condition.
He exclaimed incredulously, "I really... look younger!"
Sensing the changes in his body, Orochimaru was truly increasingly shocked.
Unexpectedly, Lu Renjia actually has a method for trading lifespan.
If I could obtain such a means, then my wish for immortality could be fulfilled.
Thinking of this, Orochimaru's eyes were filled with greed, and he couldn't help but lick his dry lips.
Lu Renjia paid no attention to this; he had obtained the Hashirama cells.
If a fight really breaks out, he doesn't care.
The reason for making a deal with Orochimaru was that they were afraid of pushing him to the limit by force, and then destroying him completely.
If the transaction fails, the interstitial cells will also be gone.
Now that he has Hashirama's cells, he wouldn't mind fighting Orochimaru.
In an instant, terrifying psychic power filled the entire laboratory.
The ground shook violently, and the incubation chambers emitted numerous bubbles due to the vibration.
Seeing this, Orochimaru's opinion of Lu Renjia rose even higher.
Even Orochimaru wasn't confident he could truly defeat Lu Renjia.
The two faced off in the cramped laboratory, neither making the first move.
Finally, just as the cultivation chamber was about to shatter, Orochimaru spoke first.
"Lu Jun, you're really strong. Everyone in Konoha has misjudged you. You're in no way inferior to Minato Namikaze!"
Lu Renjia scoffed and said, "Orochimaru, aren't you the same? In public, you're a hero of Konoha, but in private, you're a cruel scientist."
"Scientist? Yes, that's a perfect adjective for me."
Orochimaru, knowing he couldn't defeat Lu Renjia, immediately ordered him to leave.
"If Mr. Lu has nothing else, please leave. I still have experiments to do."
"If you want to trade lifespan again next time, you must come to me!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Renjia immediately headed towards the exit, openly exposing his back to Orochimaru.
Orochimaru desperately wanted to make a move, but his instincts kept him calm.
Because this place absolutely cannot be exposed, otherwise half a lifetime of hard work would be wasted.
Upon leaving the laboratory, Lu Renjia scoffed when he saw that Orochimaru hadn't made a move.
Then, with a "whoosh," it disappeared from the spot and returned to Konoha Village.
It remained completely silent; the barrier was not detected at all.
After returning to the house, Lu Renjia closed the doors and windows and began studying the interstitial cells.
"System, purchase enhancement cards for me to enhance Hashirama cells!"
[Ding, 10 points deducted. Low-level enhancement card successfully purchased. Use now?]
"use!"
As the voice faded, the tube of interstitial cells in Lu Renjia's hand emitted a bright green light.
The light faded after a while.
Lu Renjia immediately activated his True Sight Eye to examine the enhanced interstitial cells.
[Item: Interstitial Cells.]
[Completion rate: 99%]
[Effect: After injection, it can enhance physical strength and has a 90% chance of awakening Wood Release.]
Wood Release was the main reason why Lu Renjia traded Hashirama cells.
Seeing a 90% probability, he injected the cyborg cells into his body without hesitation.
The moment the injection was completed, Lu Renjia felt a dramatic change occurring within his body.
Fortunately, he had the physique of a super soldier and had protected his internal organs with the Golden Light Spell.
Although the Hashirama cells were highly active, they still posed no threat to the physique of a first-generation super soldier.
An hour later, Lu Renjia suddenly opened his eyes.
After the Hashirama cells fully fused, he successfully advanced to the second generation of super soldiers.
With his current physical strength, even if he stood on someone's kunai thorns, he wouldn't be able to break through their defenses.
There was a 90% chance that nothing unexpected happened, and the Wood Release was successfully awakened.
However, Lu Renjia did not know how to form hand seals, nor did he know any kind of ninjutsu.
After all, his identity as a Jonin was merely created through a random identity system across multiple worlds.
However, thinking of Hashirama Senju clapping his hands and summoning whatever he called, he decided to imitate him.
Upon arriving in the backyard, Lu Renjia mobilized his chakra and clapped his hands sharply.
"Wood Release: Advent of the Tree World!"
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